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Phyllonorycter trifasciella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Western Europe.

Phyllonorycter trifasciella
Phyllonorycter trifasciella, Marl Hall Woods, Llandudno Junction, North Wales, Sept 2009
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	Phyllonorycter trifasciella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter trifasciella Haworth, 1828

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are pale reddish ochreous; three slender whitish more or less angulated fasciae, margined anteriorly with broad blackish suffusions, broadest towards costa, third sometimes interrupted by a patch of blackish scales extending to tornus; a round blackish apical spot. Hindwings are grey.[1]

The moth flies in three generations, from March–April, July–August and October.

The larvae feed on Lonicera, Symphoricarpos and Leycesteria species.

References

External links

• Microlepidoptera.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Bladmineerders.nl (in Dutch)
• Phyllonorycter trifasciella at UKmoths

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